Bill O'Brien won't speculate on Tony Romo

The annual AFC coach’s breakfast took place Tuesday at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami. With the exception of the Patriots’ Bill Belichick, who instead attended Florida’s pro day, all of the conference’s head coaches were in attendance, including the Texans’ Bill O’Brien.

Since the Texans have yet to make a ripple in free agency and haven’t addressed the quarterback position since trading Brock Osweiler to Cleveland, O’Brien answered a number of questions about the team’s quarterback plans for 2017.

When directly asked if the team had talked to the Dallas Cowboys about trading for Tony Romo, O’Brien said:

“First of all, I’m the coach. I don’t have any trade discussions with anybody. Like you said, he’s under contract with the Cowboys, and that’s really all I can say about that.”

It no surprise O’Brien was noncommittal about acquiring Romo, who currently still plays for the Cowboys. Romo is expected to be released, but there is no timetable for when that might occur.

O’Brien did give a vote of confidence to his two incumbent quarterbacks, Tom Savage and Brandon Weeden. When asked if he would like to add another veteran quarterback, O’Brien said:

“Like I said several times this morning, we’re excited about the two guys that are coming back. They’ve both won games for us.”

While O’Brien is likely tired of answering inquiries about Romo, until the Texans address their ailing quarterback situation, whether in the NFL draft or by signing a big name free agent, those questions will likely continue.

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